User`s Manual - School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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1. Remote via Bluetooth In this particular system a Targus USB Bluetooth adapter has been connected to one of the front USB ports of the user s computer The USB Bluetooth adapter can be seen below e Internet connectivity Many of the software applications provided with this system make use of the Internet For example the user will need to have Internet access in order to read send emails and surf the web In this particular solution a Netgear USB wireless Internet adapter has been connected to one USB port in the back of the computer A picture of the wireless adapter can be seen below CPIO System e Windows 2003 Resource Kit This software package is required for running the programs that initialize the CPIO software environment The Windows 2003 Resource Kit may be downloaded from the following website http technet microsoft com en us windowsserver bb405955 aspx e Microsoft Net Framework 3 5 This software package is required for running the programs that allow the user to operate the computer Microsoft Net Framework 3 5 may be downloaded from the following website http www microsoft com downloads details aspx Familyld 333325FD AES52 4E35 B531 508D977D32A6 amp displaylang en 4 Setting up the hardware The steps for connecting the hardware components of the system are shown below 1 Gather the list of hardware components shown in Section 2 of this document 2 If the Wii Remote has already been placed ins2. System After starting up the Email Reader the user will get a blank form The top sub window is used to display the contents of the inbox while the bottom sub window displays the details of the selected email To refresh the contents of the inbox click on Get New At times there might be a security warning from Advanced Security for Outlook similar to Figure 5 In such a case choose Allow access and check Always perform this action for this file This is a temporary behavior and will disappear as the system learns which files to grant access to BS frmBackground frmAppBusy Advanced Security for Outlook 3 The following program cause Outlook e mail security warning this program pp I a ion T use Outlook API i File location C Windows syswow64 RPCAT 4 dll Description Remote Procedure Call Runtime Copyright Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved File version 6 0 6001 18051 Stack Properties Select an action to perform a Allow access w Block access Call default handler V Always perform this action for this file frmMailViewActions Help Select OOS Ceo BEBE En Inbox for WE nbertorgre ANN com Wag Windowsine EE ChIOrnaap FinalAp HS Cho Appian Applica Fa frmBackground p AdvancedSec lt O e Wie 2 44PM Figure 5 Security pop up on pressing Get New As the application connects to outlook and retrieves the emails off the internet the u
3. folder The user can either save the file manually by clicking Save or let the application auto save the text which happens automatically every five minutes The name of the file along with the time of last save is displayed on top as shown in Figure 4 12 CPIO System Eel frm Backg round TextEditor Last AutoSave 05 01 2009 3 17 PM Hello World frmTextEditorActio Fi le Enter Name Text L c En Too teens lt Ob Wad Ai 3 22 PM Figure 4 Text Editor Application displays time of last save along with name of saved file To start typing click Esc to go down to the main alphabet menu The arrow keys are provided in the submenu to scroll through the text editor Using the Email Reader To use the Email Reader the user s computer should have installed the following 1 MS Outlook installed and set up on the computer For details please see the SettingUpOutlook doc help file 2 ApplicationSettings xml file located in the Data Folder of the application folder The program parses through this file to get the account settings such as username password SMTP server etc for reading and writing emails If this file is missing or corrupt then the program will show an error and exit the application 3 Advanced Security for Outlook must be installed on the machine to bypass security features of MS Outlook Without this setup the user will get security pop ups whenever he tries to read emails 13 CPIO
4. Georgia Institute of Technology School of Electrical and Computer Engineering User s Manual CP IO System CP IO Team Spring 09 CPIO System Table of Contents Wee 2 hd 2 ee a A en eee ae ee ee een eee mene y rey Tet ae 3 2 List of Components 0 0 ccc cece cece cece e cece eee ee ee ee ee en enna es 4 3 REGUIFCINEMS jcc ccs cscs teacunahees ra a teats I 4 Setting up the Hardware 0 ccc cece ee ence eens 8 5 Setting up the Software cc ccc cece cece eee e eee e eee n ens 10 6 Using the CPIO System 0 0 0 ccc ccc cece eee e eee e ee en en es 11 7 Personalizing the System Advanced 0 ccceeee 18 8 Troubleshooting 0 0 0 0 ccc cece cece cece cece cece ene n en ene 19 CPIO System 1 Overview The purpose of this manual is to provide a step by step guide for setting up the CP IO system design for Cerebral Palsy patients This system enables the patient to operate certain features of a desktop computer such as writing text files sending and receiving emails and web browsing This manual uses font conventions and icons to facilitate its reading and location of information Words in italics represent titles or names of windows menus dialog boxes and buttons seen on the screen Words in boldface represent actions or keywords of a step An icon of an arrow represents a note for tips and extra information An icon of an excla
5. any Wii Remote A picture of the battery adapter can be seen below Po e Desk extension The system uses a cylindrical extension that attaches to the desk where the user s computer is installed This extension is used to hold the Wii Nunchuk on its free end The extension for this particular system is made of a 1 1 4 PVC pipe covered with a soft rubber material and a 90 degree elbow at the end holding the W11 Nunchuk The extension is attached to the desk with four 1 1 2 plastic brackets CPIO System Desk extension 90 deg elbow Wii Nunchuk Protection circuit All the hardware used in this system is powered by the user s computer via USB ports In order to protect the user s computer from voltage spikes the CPIO system includes a protection circuit The circuit can be seen in the figure below CPIO System e Software files The CPIO system provides a number of software applications and programs that are needed to perform functions such as writing letters sending emails and browsing the web A compressed folder with the necessary files and programs may be downloaded from the CPIO team s website 3 Requirements In order to use the CPIO system the user s computer needs to support the following features e Microsoft Windows XP Vista The CPIO system has been designed to run in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista e Bluetooth connectivity The user s computer needs to be able to connect to the Wii
6. e by selecting File gt Save 8 Close GlovePIE 9 Restart the computer or double click the CPIO Software Suite shortcut located in Window s Desktop Adjusting left and right thresholds Similarly to adjusting the scrolling speed follow the steps shown below 1 Open the plastic enclosure where the Wii Remote is 2 Press the Home button located at the middle of the Wii Remote 3 Close the On Screen Keyboard application 4 Select the GlovePIE application opened in the Windows Taskbar 5 Locate these two lines in the code var leftThreshold 900 var rightThreshold 375 6 Change the values of the var leftThreshold and var rightThreshold variables to an appropriate value Values closer to 500 will shorten the swing range and values away from 500 will increase the swing range 7 Save the file by selecting File gt Save 8 Close GlovePIE 9 Restart the computer or double click the CPIO Software Suite shortcut located in Window s Desktop 18 CPIO System Troubleshooting When the computer starts I get a message saying No Wimotes were found and nothing starts up Check that the Bluetooth connectivity is enabled in the computer This includes checking that the Bluetooth adapter is connected in case the computer uses one If this is the case try unplugging and plugging the Bluetooth adapter Restart the system Ido not see any messages in my inbox when I start the Email Reader Make sure that the Internet connectivit
7. er URL This changes focus to the website url field so that the user can enter the web address of the destination address without the http Once the complete URL has been entered the user can click Go or Enter from the main menu to go the specified website e Go Display the webpage of the entered address This also changes the focus back to the browser pane on top e Back Takes the user to the previous page e Arror Keys Are used for scrolling the webpage 17 CPIO System e Tab Key This key is found in the main menu on the bottom When the web browser is open use the Tab key for cycling through the clickable links on the current web page On reaching the desired link click Enter 7 Personalizing the system Advanced This section explains how to personalize certain features of the CPIO system like adjusting the scrolling speed and left and right thresholds Adjusting the scrolling speed After having the computer initialized all the software follow the steps shown below 1 Open the plastic enclosure where the Wii Remote is 2 Press the Home button located at the middle of the Wii Remote 3 Close the On Screen Keyboard application 4 Select the GlovePIE application opened in the Windows Taskbar 5 Locate this line in the code var sensitivity 250 ms 6 Change the value of the var sensitivity variable to an appropriate value in milliseconds The lower the value the faster the cursor will move 7 Save the fil
8. ftware suite will open automatically Note Make sure that all the hardware is properly connected and powered The Bluetooth and Internet connections must be enabled on the computer 6 Using the CPIO system The CPIO system offers the following five basic functionalities e On Screen Keyboard e Text Editor e Email Reader e Email Composer e Web Browser Using the On Screen Keyboard OSK The on screen keyboard is the first application the user will see on starting up the application Figure 1 The On Screen Keyboard is controlled by two actions 1 Scrolling from left to right by using the FOD and 2 Clicking by pulling the Nunchuk s joystick up Each time the user clicks on a button in the bottom most Please select an Application by pressing button Other first row a submenu pops up on the row above it and the cursor automatically moves vertically to the row above To escape out of a menu row the user needs to click on the Esc button corresponding to that row In order to aid the user in determining the Sp N Ta Sy A Ot DEF GHI JKL co PQRS TUV WXYZ b ef u mlc or 7 inboxton Ga Window GP CPIOH GD CPIOAL GyDocume Gy Docume I Docume Gpscreens Gl trmBack lt Ogee Wie 2 57PM gt j F location of the cursor whenever the cursor f f Figure 1 The On Screen Keyboard moves over a button it turns yellow Also whe
9. hown in figure 9 Web Browser CAN sb CNN News CNN Videos CNN com OT A ME COM Weni WORLD U S POLITICS CRIME ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH TECH TRAVEL LIVING BUSINESS SPORTS VIDEO J IREPORT IMPACT Hot Topics Swine Flu David Souter Torture Commentary more topics Weather Forecast lition International Set Pref Live Developing Maryland governor other officials hold briefing on swine flu Story ek ee oe Make CNN Your Home Page Video Latest News CNNMoney Auto sales plunge outlook improves Swine flu sickens 141 in U S Where is it now Proms dates take hits from flu 6 min Trip s over but does your office want you back Navarrette Time to end flu hysteria Plane diverted over sick passenger Flu panicked Egypt to kill 350 000 pigs LIVE CNN s Paul Steinhauser discuses the impact of Justice Souter s retirement 5 10 pm ET Tinkan Nhama talanan crannactaen bar nenrinn Website http www cnn com Browser Actions Pee ej te ee oe ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO Pars tuv wxyz 1 a N Sy A ot b En u m CT hr Figure 9 Default Webpage on startup Note Not all web pages will work with this Web Browser Pages needing third party plug ins like Flash might not show up correctly The browser menu has the following buttons e Home This will take the user to the page that has been set up as the default homepage in Internet Explorer on the same machine e Ent
10. ide the plastic enclosure skip to Step 7 Otherwise open the plastic enclosure by pulling on the knob located on the top lid The enclosure door will not open completely 3 Place battery adapter into Wii Remote battery compartment This can be done by aligning the battery adapter to be parallel to the Wii Remote and then pushing the battery lid until it snaps into place One side of the battery lid might not snap this is normal and it will not interfere with the Wii Remote operation 4 Slide the Wii Remote inside the enclosure in between the four vertical standoffs Make sure that the W11 logo on the Wii Remote is facing up and is on the side closer to the edge of the base of the FOD 5 Press the Wii Remote down until it rests on the two plastic blocks attached to the bottom of the enclosure The top and bottom edges of the Wii Remote should be aligned with the edges of these plastic blocks Make sure the cable from the battery adapter is not between the bottom plastic block and the Wii Remote 6 Close the top lid of the plastic enclosure Make sure that the 1 and 2 buttons on the Wii Remote are being pushed by the rubber pieces attached to the top lid of the plastic enclosure If not make the necessary adjustments so that they are being securely pushed A picture of the correct setting is shown next CPIO System 7 Tf the Wii Nunchuk has been already placed inside the desk extension skip to Step 10 Otherwise slide
11. mation mark inside a red triangle A represents a warning the user should be aware of CPIO System 2 List of Components e Foot Operated Device FOD The user controls this device with his foot It is operated by moving the platform where the user s foot rests from left to right The FOD is composed of a rotational foot platform and a clear plastic enclosure as seen in the figure below Plastic sr Foot Platform e Nintendo Wii Remote The Nintendo Wii Remote is a central piece for the system The system uses any commercial version of the Wii Remote which can be found at any store with a video games section i e Walmart BestBuy or any electronics online store i e Amazon com A picture of the Wii Remote can be seen below CPIO System e Nintendo Wii Nunchuk Nintendo s Wii Nunchuk is an extension controller that connects to the Wii Remote It is used to perform the left click action of a standard computer mouse The system uses any commercial version of the Nunchuk which can be found at any store with a video games section i e Walmart BestBuy or any electronics online store i e Amazon com A picture of the Wii Nunchuk can be seen below e Wii Remote battery adapter In order to avoid changing batteries in the CPIO system the Wii Remote uses a battery adapter to get power from the user s computer The battery adapter is fixed to the Wii Remote battery lid provided Please always use this battery lid with
12. never the cursor reaches the extreme left or right of the screen the cursor automatically wraps around to the other edge of the screen 11 CPIO System The alphabet submenus that contain the individual alphabet keys have a Caps lock key in addition to a Space and Delete keys Please select an Application by pressing button Other first The Caps lock key allows toggling the case of characters Once the Caps lock key is pressed it turns blue and stays locked in that state until it is clicked again Fig 2 The Tab key is useful in text editing as an indent key and in the web o TEE oe ow m me roe ea eE E eE clickable links on a webpage Figure 2 Caps Lock for changing case and Esc surfing as a key to cycle through the for going to previous menu Starting up an application To start an application the Pease select an Application by pressing button Other first user should click on the Other button on the far right of the OSK The submenu will contain the buttons corresponding to the applications Figure 3 Figure 3 List of Applications displayed on clicking Othr Using the Text Editor The Text Editor application allows the user to write text and save it to the hard drive for reading from it at a later date The entered text is read and saved to a file called Data txt which is located inside the Data Folder of the application
13. onding colored pin on the circuit connector A picture with the correct setup is shown below Yellow and purple cables connect to its corresponding pin connector on protection circuit USB cables connect to red pin connectors Warning The protection circuit contains electric active components To reduce the risk of electric shock or malfunctioning of the system please store the protection circuit in a safe place away from the user 13 Connect the two USB cables to the back of the computer 14 Place the FOD in the floor nearby the computer Adjust its position depending on the preferences of the user The hardware for the system has been completely setup For information on how to setup the software components please refer to the next section 5 Setting up the software The steps for connecting the software components of the system are shown below 1 Extract the contents of the compressed file already downloaded from Section 2 to the hard drive Keep track of where the files are extracted 2 A folder called CPIO Software Suite will be created at the directory This will contain all the necessary files 3 Open the CPIO Software Suite folder 10 CPIO System 4 Locate CPIO_launcher_shct file Create a shortcut to it by right clicking on it and selecting create shortcut 5 Copy the created shortcut to the startup folder of Window s start menu 6 Restart the computer Every time the computer is rebooted the so
14. ser will get an Application Busy message Once this action is complete the emails from the user s inbox will be displayed on the screen 14 CPIO System Clicking Select will display the contents of the currently highlighted email in the reading pane Figure 6 S frmBackground Form 4 o Subject 1 Get started with Gmail TheGmailTeam 4 26 20095 05AM_ Subject Get started with Gmail Received 04 26 2009 om mail noreply google com gt Gmail is built on the idea that email can be intuitive efficient and useful And maybe even fun Labels instead of folders Labels do the work of folders with an extra bonus a conversation can have several labels so you re not forced to choose one particular folder frmMailViewActions Get New Ed ee ee e se er oom Joos ww wwe Ze CIO tme lt lt oOOP Wad s08Pm Figure 6 Reading an email after clicking Select in the inbox view Only once an email has been selected can the user use the Reply button to compose an email back to the sender The Inbox and Reading Pane buttons are used to shift focus to inbox pane top and reader pane bottom respectively Using the Email Composer In order to use the Email Composer it is required to have the user account settings mentioned in ApplicationSettings xml Note If ApplicationSettings xml is not found in the Data folder the program will display an error and exit the applica
15. the Nunchuk s cable inside the cylindrical desk extension and route it outside through the bottom hole on the desk extension 8 Insert the Wii Nunchuk into the 90 deg elbow already attached to one end of the desk extension Make sure the Nunchuk s joystick is facing towards the user Use the red spongy material included to secure the Wii Nunchuk inside the elbow 9 Connect the Wii Nunchuk to the bottom connector of the Wii Remote A picture of the correct setting is shown below Desk extension Spongy material 90 deg elbow Wii Nunchuk 10 Gather all the cables included with the system There should be four cables Two cables with a USB connector in one end and two cables coming out of the rotational foot platform and Wii Remote 11 Locate the protection circuit It might be hidden in a safe place or attached to the desk via Velcro straps CPIO System 12 Connect the cables mentioned in Step 10 to the protection circuit Note that the circuit has four 2 pin connectors on each side Also note that these pin connectors are color coded Identify the cable that connects to each connector on the circuit by matching the colors of the smaller cables going into the 2 pin connector on each of the four cables For example both USB cables have smaller red and black cables on one end Look for the connectors with red pins on the protection circuit and connect the USB cables there Make sure to also align the colored wire with its corresp
16. tion 15 CPIO System As shown in Fig 7 the email ron fowler 2kK9 gmail com composer module has the following to ron fowler 2k9 gmail com four interactive fields subject Hello Hello World e To e From e Subject em e Body The buttons To From Subject and Body are used to set the cursor SO CPO a lt HOOP Wad 9 08PM Figure 7 Click Send to send the composed email position to the corresponding fields The Clear button clears the contents of the field box that is currently active The From field displays the default email address of the user which is saved in ApplicationSettings xml for the user s ease However the user has the option to manual edit this should the need arise Once the email is complete click Send to submit the email The user will get a confirmation of whether the email is sent or not as shown in Figure 8 Note If sending an email fails then most likely reasons would be malformed From and To fields or loss in internet connectivity Error Email could not be sent Please check To and From email addresses Email Sent Also check your internet connection cr N sy a ot U lm Icri br Figure 8 Email confirmation on clicking Send 16 CPIO System The Web Browser application allows the user to surf simple web pages On first start a webpage of a url that is part of the source code will open up as s
17. y is enabled in the computer This includes checking that the Wireless Internet adapter is connected Try unplugging and plugging the Wireless Internet adapter Restart the system No web pages are shown when I try to use the Web Browser Refer to the steps shown previously for I do not see any messages in my inbox when I start the Email Reader Everything loads fine but I cannot scroll on the screen even when I operate the FOD with my foot Check that the power connections are connected correctly Please refer to Section 4 on Setting up the Hardware The scrolling works but the clicking does not Check that all power connections are connected correctly Also check that the Nunchuk is connected to the Wii Remote Please refer to Section 4 on Setting up the Hardware Everything was working fine but the system hanged up Restart the system 19
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